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seller has a feedback rating of 3 BUT they are all for buying not selling,

this is so low i would ignore the feedback

I would suggest you drive and collect it. WITHOUT QUESTION

high hours at 15,000 tubes show wear as you would expect but is it nice and even,

missing remote cover - as many of them do

has iris setup camera so if you are new/dont like set up it will help

seller appears to have covered most questions you will ask

Though many items are sold on e bay and are worth nothing but space in a skip there are good sellers out there, I always feel give them all a chance but NEVER part with money until you see the unit and make sure it is the one in the picture.......

Dont be frightened to ask to take lenses off, check it powers up, have a coffee and check its still on.

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Looks quite a tidy unit, tubes have a slight hint of wear, but should still have lots of life in them yet (epecially if bright / contrast have been run at the settings he states). Back remote cover looks to be missing, but thats no big deal. Oh and the fact that it has IRIS2 is a nice feature, if you don't want to do all the set up manually (IRIS2 can also be upgrade to IRIS3 with a software update). If the bird guarding the lenses comes with it too, i'd definatly think of putting in a bid!

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I have now seen this projector with the lenses off and its as clean as advertised, and performed perfectly (he let me watch 2 movies!) easily blowing the socks off my 801. What do you think I should do? whats it really worth?

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Whats it worth, good question, (flame suit on) judging by the average prices of 808's that go through on ebay with half decent tube face pictures about £450-£700, im sure others will say this is nonsense, but seen as ebay prices of crts has been dropping over the past couple of years i think anywhere between these should get you a good deal. Could you have cut a deal with the seller on the spot, or did he want to turn it into a bidding war.

Oh forgot to say the two 808's i know of, one friend owns one i own, have between 17,000 and 22,000 hrs and they are still going strong in regular daily use, one been retubed at some point and the other one has two original tubes and one new one.

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If you can actually get round there, that will put you in a much better buying position than most people, who will not be able to buy something like that sight unseen. Those tubes don't look 15000 hours old, they must have been replaced at some time, and considerably add to the value of the unit. Beware, though, that other potential buyers may be reading this, too. What's your ebay name?

Good luck, Nick

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic.

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Have to agree with Psyco on the prices. Summer seems to be when crt prices dip, and then go up again a bit during the winter. For reference an 808 (graphics) went for £401 on ebay a couple of weeks back. Seller said it had 2 new tubes in it, but never posted pics to show it, which was bound to affect the final price.

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What's your Ebay username? I ask because in your profile you say you are from the UK - there were only two UK based bidders in that auction, one of whom won the auction and the other one I'm reasonably sure is not you.